London youths who made ‘drill music’ jailed for planning gang attack
LONDON – Five London gang members who made ‘drill music’, a niche form of hip-hop that glorifies violence and has been linked by police to a surge in knife crime,…
Ukraine, Russia discuss UN peacekeeping mission with France, Germany
BERLIN – The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France have met in Berlin to discuss the implementation of the peace plan for Ukraine and the deployment of a…
Pope Francis accepts resignations of three Chilean bishops
VATICAN CITY/SANTIAGO – Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of three Chilean bishops following sex abuse scandals, including Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno, the city at the centre of the…
Trump and North Korea’s Kim in Singapore for historic Tuesday summit
SINGAPORE – US President Donald Trump has arrived in Singapore for a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that could lay the groundwork for ending a nuclear stand-off between…
N.Korea’s Kim lands in Singapore, on cusp of making history with Trump summit
SINGAPORE – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un landed in Singapore ahead of a summit with US President Donald Trump that could end a nuclear stand-off between the old foes…
G7 leaders urge Russia to stop undermining democracies
LA MALBAIE – Leaders of the Group of Seven countries have urged Russia to stop undermining democracies and said they were ready to step up sanctions against Moscow if necessary.…
Any agreement with North Korea will be ‘spur of the moment’: Trump
LA MALBAIE – US President Donald Trump has said any agreement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at next week’s summit would be “spur of the moment,” underscoring the…
Irish women bare all in record-breaking skinny dip
DUBLIN – Thousands of Irish women shed their inhibitions and their clothes on a secluded beach fifty kilometres south of Dublin on Saturday for a world-record setting “skinny dip” to…
Catalan ex-minister not too optimistic about talks with Spain govt
ABERDEEN – The formation of a Socialist government in Spain provided a new chance of dialogue over the status of Catalonia, former Catalan minister Clara Ponsati said on Saturday, but…
Tennis: Brazilian great Bueno dies aged 78
SAO PAULO – Maria Bueno, the Brazilian tennis great who won seven grand slam titles in the 1950s and 1960s, has died after being treated for cancer at a Sao…
